Brunswick County Sheriff John Ingram is filling the seat on the NC Sheriff's Education and Training and Standards Commission left empty when former Columbus County Sheriff Chris Batten resigned.
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There's a new sheriff in town in Columbus County.
Community members and law enforcement packed the Columbus County Courthouse this morning as Lewis Hatcher, the county's first black sheriff, was sworn in.
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As one door for the Columbus County Sheriff opens, another one closes.
At the start of the new year, Chris Batten will go to work for the Department of Justice as Eastern Field representative for the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education Training and Standards.
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Batten says he will step down effective at noon on Jan. 7, 2014. He says he has accepted a job with the North Carolina Department of Justice as Eastern Field representative for the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education Training and Standards.
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The Columbus County community of Green Acres used to be the place to be. After two men killed each other Thursday morning local law enforcement spoke out about crime in Green Acres, and how it quickly became one of the most dangerous areas in the county.
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A man was arrested in Columbus County after allegedly assaulting a Sheriff's Deputy.
According to investigators, Brandon Hamer grabbed Deputy Scott Collins around the throat and neck while Collins was trying to arrest Hamer for carrying a concealed handgun.
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Three Columbus County teenagers have been arrested and charged with murdering a Hallsboro man after deputies say they bragged to classmates at East Columbus High School. Sheriff Chris Batten says deputies found three of the victim's guns in the suspects' homes Thursday.
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Fair Bluff's police chief is in hot water after being charged with selling drugs on the job.
The district attorney says officers arrested Marty Lewis yesterday while he was taking part of a drug-deal on duty and in uniform.
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